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Garda employee gave out Pulse information in return for cocaine

Date
2023-07-10

Stage
Hearing Or Decision

Primary locality
Wicklow

County
Wicklow

Summary

A former civilian employee of An Garda Siochana, Holly Hayden, 27, pleaded guilty to disclosing confidential information from the Garda Pulse database in exchange for cocaine. Hayden admitted to providing details of a named individual on 29 October 2019, and to sending Pulse data to a person she knew on 9 September 2019 and again between 28 April and 11 May 2020. She also sent images of Covid‑19 checkpoint locations via WhatsApp and Telegram, receiving cocaine in return. Hayden's addiction to alcohol and drugs was highlighted by her admissions and her mother's testimony. She expressed remorse and acknowledged her actions as a gross disloyalty to her employer. The court considered a urine analysis before proceeding with sentencing, with a potential adjournment to 6 November to facilitate the test.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Garda employee gave out Pulse information in return for cocaine. Charges or matters: one count of disclosing confidential information from the Pulse system obtained in the course of her employment on October 29, 2019. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

October 29, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
September 9, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
April 28, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
May 11, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
April 28 Hearing Or Sentence
May 5, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
May 11 Other
November 6 Hearing Or Sentence
2023-07-10 Publication

Case subjects

Holly Hayden

Defendant

Charges: one count of disclosing confidential information from the Pulse system obtained in the course of her employment on October 29, 2019 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty